There's many groups that meet in the Boston area and many of them are free to attend.  

They normally will give out free drinks at these events so it's a win-win!

I like Adventures in CRE, lots of free MF templates

And you will definitely need to network your butt off if you're investing remotely so you can build a solid team that you trust in whichever market you choose.Feel free to pm me if you have any questions!

It's a free country, you can run your business how you see fit:)That doesn't really work for self-managing property owners or what investors want from the PMCs they hire.So, yes we find solid contractors at Home Depots on Saturday mornings.When's the last time you've been at a Home Depot during that time period?

Turns out the theory was right, but the decline has been even steeper.You might be able to predict whether a future market will be better or worse than the current one, but predicting how much worse or better is nearly impossible.And don't even get me started on how sponsors could be manipulating purchase cap rate, whether intentionally or unintentionally, by reporting pro-forma caps, non tax-adjusted NOI, and so on. 

Chase is very Veteran friendly, giving us free personal premium plus services like free checks, free cashier's checks and fee-free high school checking accounts to the kids. 

If it’s a rental for 5 years and you move in to it for 2 years you get about 30% capital gains tax free (2/7ths) (you still owe 100% depreciation recapture.), live there for 5 years and you get 50% tax free. (5/10ths)

Be sure to explore all around the forums as well as many of the FREE tools that Bigger Pockets provides.I am on the lending side of things and am always happy to hop on a call to discuss loan options that are out there, even if not offered by my resources.

Equity in C/D located real estate is often merely paper equity...equity represented in an appraisal report that is less likely to materialize in an arms length transaction.